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7.3/10   846 votes
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Director:

Lars von Trier

Writers:

Carl Theodor Dreyer (writer)
Euripides (play)
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Release Date:

1 April 1988 (Denmark) more

Genre:

Drama more

User Comments:

Definitely not Von Trier's best work. more (14 total)


Cast

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Udo Kier ... Jason
Kirsten Olesen ... Medea
Henning Jensen ... Kreon
Solbjørg Højfeldt ... Ammen
Preben Lerdorff Rye ... Paedragon
Baard Owe ... Aiceus
Ludmilla Glinska ... Glauce
Vera Gebuhr ... Aeldre Terne
Jonny Kilde ... Store Dreng
Richard Kilde ... Lille Dreng
Dick Kaysø ... Jasons Stemme
Mette Munk Plum ... Glauces Stemme
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Additional Details

Runtime:

Austria:75 min | USA:76 min | Argentina:77 min

Country:

Denmark

Language:

Danish

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Argentina:13


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Movie Connections:

Referenced in I Lars von Triers rige (1999) (TV) more


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3 out of 9 people found the following comment useful.
Definitely not Von Trier's best work., 13 November 2000
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Author: David S. (strandorama@gmail.com) from Copenhagen, Denmark

Although Medea does hint at Lars Von Trier's vast talent, it is no masterpiece as some have suggested. It is beautifully filmed but that does not make up for a very slow-paced story. Also, for me personally, it was hard to accept the fact that ancient Greece bears such a striking resemblance to Western Denmark. And why on earth does the king live in a sewer? It has to be said, though, that Ludmilla Glinska is adorable as Glauce.

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